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proceedings e/'congrefs col jchn ely for his attendance u phyfician and furgeon to the american prifoners on long-lfland were read a third lime ind pnlfed the hcufc the bill to aii the life slfdng certifi cates to a certain def'ci iption of invalid officers was read the feet ad lime and ordered to be engrt./tcd : the bill for aojuliing and fettling thr claims of the haron steuben was read a fecond time and referred to a cornmituei.ofthc whole tomorrow â– mr fltzemons reported a bill for the regulation and government of ' itanien in inerthant 1 * fer vice ; which was icad a firi and fecond time mr lee ptelcn'.ei a petition from ii;r inhabitants of alelahdm iefpe<!ltng certain clatlfcs in the tonnage act â€” read and referred to the committee on the report of the fecre'ary of the trea'ury leltive to the defeat of the revenue lawsj on motion of mr goodluie the re port of the cimniiiree on ihc petition or the ipjjhbitunts of pertfirtputh n ii ) htflfpecting an enhanced duty en foreign tonnage wu rea-i the report propi-.fes that an additional dii'y of ottil dollar p"!r ton be laid op rjnrtfgn bottoms and en pertceriu additional impolt on goods imputed from poits in wliich ameiicair w:l!eli are pot permitted to cuter thfs was lefer.ed to a rornhiit teo oi the whole houfe m fridaj nrxt on morjon ({' mr smith s c it was moved that t!i accounts of the trea furer of the united states fliould be printed and annexed tc the journals of he hnufe . mr gerry ftiggefted the propriety r.f trading thole rtpiirts on petuions fr ra the heads of departments which negative , the prayers of ltch petition as well as thole in uvor d granting them as he obferved the contrary practice is n foil metegatinjj a verycxtraorriinary power to executive officers after fome at hate mr gerry fiibmitied th folkrwing in fiibllance ; " thar the revert on memorialvai'd petitions hot tlcei mined upon in nne leftron may be called up in a fiidl'rq.ient frflion â€¢ . â– on motion of mr smith 3 c that part of ihe fr'rcflcirm'if ipc-tli which rcf i pcsis the encouragement of icier.ee } ami literature wai read up then r.iu j ved that it fhouu be referred to a fcleci 1 committee .;..;,.... mr stone enquired what purr of the ? conltitntion aulhorifed conn;r..fs trttate any i!e|v in a bnlinrfsof thi kind ? for hi â€¢ p:m he knew of none , w have il â€¢ ready done m-ich s r r e can with propriety â€” we iihvc thcdurated learru ing by giv^n auth<irs an esclurfve pri vili;j;5 of yendiltg their work 1 ) â€” this i.i ' going a we have pow-rtodo by the j confjitution . : m r . shermrn fai.l that a propofitinn j to veil congrcf with ppwer to eltablilh j j a national univerfity was made in thn general convcnu9n but i r . wat negatived â€” it vas th'ought fiihi.-ijiu that this â– flower hotild be exert i.'\i by the laics in their fepsratc cap.ti itics the houli iijjnurncd without a di':i ion . â€¢ tutfj.iy may 4 â– , a nie(t.iÂ£c was rciÂ»ivej frorn the fr nate informing the houfe that tlisv have palled a bih fur extending the judicial i/iw of the uriftcd statei to the late f north â– carolina â€” alfo uiat thsy have ' concurred ill ihc vote of the hci's to j confider.if any,am.f wlii'tfiiuhcrrulesave j neccflary to be adopted in 5pnduftingbu(i \ hefshetween the twohoufoi â€” islibto de 1 termine tlis period at whitjh the appoint i m':nt of prelideiu vice ii'ttuknu lvna â– tins and reprefcni.uives of the united ; states commenced agrecahle to the con ititurion . the bill j;o authosife iiru'mg certifi cates to a certain defcription 01 invalid olhcers was read ihethint lime and pai fÂ«d â– ,Â»; . a mtmoniii oj mÂ«ore of'nortli 1 caroi'm 1 . propnrt/5r.,of w^cft'point was 1 read referring to retbjuiion of the late j congtxfs for purchauiig ihc jiropevty ; in ecn nittee of the whole on the 1 bill for adjuiting and fatisfyiag the.claims of baron steuben mr stone moved thaÂ»'ihe report of the fecretary of the treaiu-y on the ba ! ion's memorial fhonld tc re.ij â€” he cl.erk read the farne th coimnittee proceeded in the diftuflon of the m â– . : . â€¢" â€¢ l . v'thf claufr which propoft anannu'tf i of 7q6 for life was bj^fl:jto vcral , xntmitnem were propnied and lot ; a 5 longthv debate vas fupport^l on othat i proportions bnt a mntion for the torn f mi'.tce's riling prevented a dpciiion ' a mcflage was received from the fe j rutc with the bill rrovidihg for the go vert!i::cnt fou'.h of the ohio th a mtn jments ofc'tbe houfe to thi bill were ' not agreed tc adjoarfied h'edr.tjcuy may j â– ' ' the hciie receded from tht'r * wendrnfiri's to ihe 1)111 for the govern ment fr.uth ufb'ie o!iif w hich had beei disagreed to by ilia icnat 1 â€” they agree to the anÂ«.nhmenis propofed by toe lo rnte to the 1 ill or tlir n)itf;.;ation or re rr.iltion of forieiturcr arni penalties acv cming in certain cales under the revenui laws â€¢ a meff-ige was recrivtd frcn the fo nate ihfarpfirfg the houfethjrt they h.ivt j pkfted a bill f refc ri'iing the n-o of au ! ilicnticating the aifts : records and pro i cerrf'ngs of 1 lie feveral rates â€¢ the comrehtee appointed for tbatptm * pole reported a liiil foi the c4iue7hon i f ! the adjitioiikl c'nftes on wihij mm l<r \ biprnpdfed by the late rtfoluponi oi 1 he ; â€¢ l-cuic the faid bill v as read : ht firil j time ar,i laid on the labie â– â€¢ j the hi'l hotv uÂ»e if nate fi â€¢ extf nd 1 i.'ig the judiciary l.iws ol il e united > uitatei to the itate of north-carolina i vjn read a lecond lime . â€¢ :â– -. â– â– the houfe refolded ittelf into 2 c^ti ' m;:tee and ir.ads ttirth'er ptogrfis for ' adjufting and fettling the claims of the i b(tron stcuoen ' '~- â– . â– j on motion of mr p>mit;i s c ) the j fscret.'uy of the trexui i wÂ»s di reified to j â€¢ repoit the amount c tonriagt duty of.l : ; lrftcd in ilfjta oi he aates lie ween uic â– j firlldav of sep'-n.hcranii iru'ftrft da of j january lafl diiur^uilhiri the foreign ) irom the domeilic tomiiige ,-â€¢ ilu-fin may'i " a very long nv-morial of nathaniel twinini was read â€” praying farther ! cninperiittinn lor the traniportation of ' i ihe mail in 1 787 . â– i mr stone ef die com?n!ttee appoin'.cvi for the put pole rcpor'cd a l>ill ior fund ing the public del of the united states â€¢ â€” which bill v r as reÂ»d a lijlr and fecond time and made the order of the day on iv'cdncfday nest â€” too copies wet e or dered to he printed .. â€¢ 1 i in committee of the whole on the bill i for adjuiliog and iatisfying the claitns i of william v'redei iik stfifbcn j , theclaup which propnl'es an innu').y of 7!jf dollars dining life was further difcutl'cd â€” fm dr ; arnendmeiits were prflpqfed to the bill ; feme of which were withdrawn and others negatived it was 1 atlen;;lh agreed to in committee wi:h j cut alterauop ihii bill w,is r.ppot",.d * in its prdgrefs ijr mr wilkajnfboi mr bloodworth mr stcele mr whife mr iviiuiiiio mr ticiiey mr sinntclc ion and ntr sxone â€” and ftipportcd by mr smith s c mr lawrence mr viuing mr hiinringtonj mr vvadt tratth and mr ctymc'r adjourned f j'rn/.fy m.ty n in committee otthe uliols on the bill for ad.ipiing the judiciary laws of the ui\itcil state to the liatt of n<Â»rth-ca tohiiii/'.vrr.eamendments ere agreed to andfeyera clatifcs added to iiic bill tse ] coinmittce t!;en rote ar.d reported the fan i ; the houfe uoceeded to thefc a w'.-ndinsnts . â– mr b'un-.t aftef rating to the houfe that in confequence 1 olÂ»t,:ip,ing aa is fuppoftd a furtpiitioti(5 copy from a } public ntlicc of the names of officers an j j foldicrt ta thi virginia and north-ca 1 rolina lines of the late trmy to whom arrear of pay were ordered to be made by a law palled the lair iclfinn of con gretsi fome ; perfons tad fraudulently procured alignments t pay 1 for a ecu federation much balowjieir value ho therefxre moved arewution to prevent the frauds taking placd in he following voids viz refolvit'ct fliat the fccretary | at war he and he is jer*by diiscicd c , caiflc accurate lifts to^e forthwith pub ; liihrd in the news pafrs of the jpt i virginia : and noith-faroiioa of a f1 *~ i ticers and fojaiefs *'^"' * re entitled to | receive certain arr^rs-oi p;v sfie to the j lilies of the arrr in the laid ha es tor i which money wa granted and appro ! printed by con^refs ar their lail lcilion j ; and that die payment be made to he laid officers anj ohljers or where d<adj tctheir h^al.ieprefeniatwes ur.dei th fame regulations as have been adopted for the payment df invalid per.iw.eis in pur/nance of ar afl ruitud hc lat't ef fmn otcongicflj sddtwd p an a<t pra viding for tlie jj.iymÂ«'it of die invalid pmtiohers Â« f the united states und that no claim o'.'any allij;ne under any transfer or power to receive the l.irnc be ajmitie'l iis valid to entitle any peribii tn receive ny part of the faid'ai rears of pay due to the officers or bldxert ol'ihe fuid lines except as aforcl'aid . . tiiiv motion as committed to mr bland mr wilh'amfon and mr liuvke , ; , *', -â– , !..,*.; . â€¢ . , ; the bill for adjufting and filiisf'yinj the claims of the baron steuben a reported by the committee of the whole was taken up by the houfe â€¢ an am?nd ident taut amount r o a fubfihute for the ii-holc bill was moved y mr boudinot v hich propofed the paymrnt of 700 dollars and an annuity of 15co dollars luring life,f commence from the ftrftof j.i;:uuiv 1790 a motion was maie and carrkl-ip ih ike out i^ce dollars to lc::vetli fum blank 1 ... â€¢ , , 1 mr steele-i-mr chairman i objeflf to one chule in that bill i mean the cla'.ifc wliich grants an stnnnuity of 27 i jou;trs to ihe baron for life ; the reil of the bill is in my opinion not f.xccpticnabie ; but if this claulv camios be ilrickcn qui i hope i lhall r;ot be thought inconfiihnt to vote againft the vvholtf u . '.-. , â€¢ .â– it is wi'h reluftance that i fpeak on thii occaflnn bucaufe 1 forefee tha my motion will be combated by tome very refpeftable gentlemen and becaufe ray opinion goes againft the demands ol a j rery niciitorious olficer ; but fir i have fo high an pirion of the pri:!o and delicncy w:iich this officer polieiles that i would rifqtie an alvortion that h would prefer a jmall fum unanijnoufly voted to any fum i.hat has been named if carried only by a mall majority â– â€¢ i am at a lot's to know whether this deinand ir made upon a contract ev:ter c.l into upon his coming to amciica or whether it is a ttcmand upon the gcncfcluy of . cjongrefs : ii it i s u p on contra thai contract fliould j be dearly and failsfa&oriljrmade appear zi well ts t\iu pronf of the pecuniary fa ; cri rices he fullaincd on leaving his na tive country ; if it is made upon tha ftenerolity of the houfe w hich i take it is the belt ground to go upon we ihoulj extend our generofity in that mode which would be leatl exceptionable but f.'rne geni]en)cn have faid that thou^lithe coniraa docs not appear vp on he journals pf tho former corfgrofl and though it c:tnn*t now be niaile ap pear by any documents yet from his corning to america ip perilous timei 1 mki entering our fervice that a cfintiuci was impikj . th ; s i admit and ier i cii'ely fuch a contract as was made with j every v\mi;rican ohicer â€” if you luc ceed we mud b's paid ; if you fail our country's â– lot hall be our this was the language of ih ame:ican i â€¢ fk csrs many of whom facnticed more that tiiis german gentleman many oi'wh^m j pe;rormed as eitcntiaa cervices am all ' <Â«'. whom have had hitherto and i tmft hoÂ»ji or kertisfntativts the bill iv>r regtihitingprocefles n the courts of the united stares was read and ordered to be engrcfled for a third reading to morrow ! the petition of jbhn bond ofnew yark merchant relalive to the toi.nage law was read m â– benfon prefente a conveyance agreeably to an aft of the legiflnhire of . new york for ceding the livhi hcufe at sandy hock and buildings thereunto belo-15jingtor.hr united states the houfe then wem into a commit t--e of the whole on the mitigation of fi foifeitures and penalties under the recnue laws of the uni:ed slates mi i â– ermotc in the chair ; which was gone th hi ii in the committee and reported to he houfe mr burke gave notice that he would tomorrow lr.ove fat a committee to fcring in i new bill for the rcliei of a ' certain defcription of officers as he ha reafon to believe that which had b'sen already agreed to in the hcnife was left inthefenatfeforwantpffotnftparticulartii'i fhrmilion havirg been rcg ukriy laid be for the fena (. . â€¢ . the houfe then went into a commit tee of the whole on the bill for the go vernment of the t nitory on the couth of the river ohio to which a number of amendments were madt and the bill or dered a third reading to-morrow t he fpc.ikei having refumed the chair m page from die committee lor that pu fc appointed prilented the form f iifl fortptefcrving records c of the c.ii.rcnrflates >. ., the houia then went into a commit tee of the whole on the bill for regula ting tht trade with l^i<!i;n tribes and made progrefs therein ; but on mo tion of mr j;ickibn,tbe bill mu recom mitted to the lime ccmmittee who had formed it with the addition of two members mr bloodwonh and mr slcele . the houfe then adjourned until to morrow thurfjs.w j4/>ril 2 *" mr shei man mr smidi(9 c an-i m vining were appointed aconwuiuee to eport to the houfe if any or what fu her rules were necflfar to rcjjulatc th : proceudings in the houfe ; aiul ajfo tq < onfer with a cÂ«Â«;.inii tee of tj:e fcnite ref ecling further regulations in cojl du ir buftneft between tl.ic twohoufes mr viufimrns mr smith vi and jir sturj^es were app(.inted a commit ' tee to bring in a bill for the jrovcinmt;nt and regw-laticn offeamen in the mer chants fcrvice the houlc then refolved itfelf into a committee of the whole on the bill fup \ pigmentary to the a<5 entitled " an \ attr for eflabliflnng the fabries of the executive ofliccrs of government their afliftants and clctkt the bill being pone through with and amended the committee role and the houfe agreed to the fame by this bill the fecrctary of ftate in allowed to employ another chief clerk at a falary of isoo dollars per annum the houft tÂ°ok into confitleration the bill for providing means of inter courle with foreign nations and agreed to the : fame as ammcmlcd by the committee of the whole on tueiu'ay lad the houfe then refolved itfelf intn a committee of the whole on the bill ' " for the encouragement of learning j by ftcuring the copiep ofinapsj ch.irts i and other writings to the authors and â– proprietors of luch copies during the tin.es u.jrein itk tione.d monday tlity j the bill to prefcribe he mode in which the public afts records and j nidi ci il.pvoieeilings of each flate iliall he ' auihenticatcd ib as to take effeel in every , hare f.nd tlic bill to allo-.v cqinpcnfatlon to j the north-carofrna chronicle or fayettevilld gazette vol i monday julvi9 1790 numb tfr

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proceedings e/'congrefs col jchn ely for his attendance u phyfician and furgeon to the american prifoners on long-lfland were read a third lime ind pnlfed the hcufc the bill to aii the life slfdng certifi cates to a certain def'ci iption of invalid officers was read the feet ad lime and ordered to be engrt./tcd : the bill for aojuliing and fettling thr claims of the haron steuben was read a fecond time and referred to a cornmituei.ofthc whole tomorrow â– mr fltzemons reported a bill for the regulation and government of ' itanien in inerthant 1 * fer vice ; which was icad a firi and fecond time mr lee ptelcn'.ei a petition from ii;r inhabitants of alelahdm iefpe uitatei to the itate of north-carolina i vjn read a lecond lime . â€¢ :â– -. â– â– the houfe refolded ittelf into 2 c^ti ' m;:tee and ir.ads ttirth'er ptogrfis for ' adjufting and fettling the claims of the i b(tron stcuoen ' '~- â– . â– j on motion of mr p>mit;i s c ) the j fscret.'uy of the trexui i wÂ»s di reified to j â€¢ repoit the amount c tonriagt duty of.l : ; lrftcd in ilfjta oi he aates lie ween uic â– j firlldav of sep'-n.hcranii iru'ftrft da of j january lafl diiur^uilhiri the foreign ) irom the domeilic tomiiige ,-â€¢ ilu-fin may'i " a very long nv-morial of nathaniel twinini was read â€” praying farther ! cninperiittinn lor the traniportation of ' i ihe mail in 1 787 . â– i mr stone ef die com?n!ttee appoin'.cvi for the put pole rcpor'cd a l>ill ior fund ing the public del of the united states â€¢ â€” which bill v r as reÂ»d a lijlr and fecond time and made the order of the day on iv'cdncfday nest â€” too copies wet e or dered to he printed .. â€¢ 1 i in committee of the whole on the bill i for adjuiliog and iatisfying the claitns i of william v'redei iik stfifbcn j , theclaup which propnl'es an innu').y of 7!jf dollars dining life was further difcutl'cd â€” fm dr ; arnendmeiits were prflpqfed to the bill ; feme of which were withdrawn and others negatived it was 1 atlen;;lh agreed to in committee wi:h j cut alterauop ihii bill w,is r.ppot",.d * in its prdgrefs ijr mr wilkajnfboi mr bloodworth mr stcele mr whife mr iviiuiiiio mr ticiiey mr sinntclc ion and ntr sxone â€” and ftipportcd by mr smith s c mr lawrence mr viuing mr hiinringtonj mr vvadt tratth and mr ctymc'r adjourned f j'rn/.fy m.ty n in committee otthe uliols on the bill for ad.ipiing the judiciary laws of the ui\itcil state to the liatt of nr regtihitingprocefles n the courts of the united stares was read and ordered to be engrcfled for a third reading to morrow ! the petition of jbhn bond ofnew yark merchant relalive to the toi.nage law was read m â– benfon prefente a conveyance agreeably to an aft of the legiflnhire of . new york for ceding the livhi hcufe at sandy hock and buildings thereunto belo-15jingtor.hr united states the houfe then wem into a commit t--e of the whole on the mitigation of fi foifeitures and penalties under the recnue laws of the uni:ed slates mi i â– ermotc in the chair ; which was gone th hi ii in the committee and reported to he houfe mr burke gave notice that he would tomorrow lr.ove fat a committee to fcring in i new bill for the rcliei of a ' certain defcription of officers as he ha reafon to believe that which had b'sen already agreed to in the hcnife was left inthefenatfeforwantpffotnftparticulartii'i fhrmilion havirg been rcg ukriy laid be for the fena (. . â€¢ . the houfe then went into a commit tee of the whole on the bill for the go vernment of the t nitory on the couth of the river ohio to which a number of amendments were madt and the bill or dered a third reading to-morrow t he fpc.ikei having refumed the chair m page from die committee lor that pu fc appointed prilented the form f iifl fortptefcrving records c of the c.ii.rcnrflates >. ., the houia then went into a commit tee of the whole on the bill for regula ting tht trade with l^iril 2 *" mr shei man mr smidi(9 c an-i m vining were appointed aconwuiuee to eport to the houfe if any or what fu her rules were necflfar to rcjjulatc th : proceudings in the houfe ; aiul ajfo tq < onfer with a cÂ«Â«;.inii tee of tj:e fcnite ref ecling further regulations in cojl du ir buftneft between tl.ic twohoufes mr viufimrns mr smith vi and jir sturj^es were app(.inted a commit ' tee to bring in a bill for the jrovcinmt;nt and regw-laticn offeamen in the mer chants fcrvice the houlc then refolved itfelf into a committee of the whole on the bill fup \ pigmentary to the a<5 entitled " an \ attr for eflabliflnng the fabries of the executive ofliccrs of government their afliftants and clctkt the bill being pone through with and amended the committee role and the houfe agreed to the fame by this bill the fecrctary of ftate in allowed to employ another chief clerk at a falary of isoo dollars per annum the houft tÂ°ok into confitleration the bill for providing means of inter courle with foreign nations and agreed to the : fame as ammcmlcd by the committee of the whole on tueiu'ay lad the houfe then refolved itfelf intn a committee of the whole on the bill ' " for the encouragement of learning j by ftcuring the copiep ofinapsj ch.irts i and other writings to the authors and â– proprietors of luch copies during the tin.es u.jrein itk tione.d monday tlity j the bill to prefcribe he mode in which the public afts records and j nidi ci il.pvoieeilings of each flate iliall he ' auihenticatcd ib as to take effeel in every , hare f.nd tlic bill to allo-.v cqinpcnfatlon to j the north-carofrna chronicle or fayettevilld gazette vol i monday julvi9 1790 numb tfr